Ancyra

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proper noun (history / ancient geography)

Definition

The ancient Greco-Roman name of the current city of Ankara, the capital of the Republic of Turkey. Located in the historical region of Galatia in central Anatolia, the city was a highly strategic commercial, military, and administrative hub within the Roman and Byzantine Empires, famous in historiography for the Monumentum Ancyranum, the temple preserving Emperor Augustus's official autobiography.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Ancyra
  • Ancient Ankara

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Proper noun, singular only, feminine grammatical agreement.
Formation Ancient Greek toponymic root meaning 'anchor', standardized through Classical Latin phonetics.
Spelling / Pronunciation [an.ˈkyː.ra]
Source Gazetteer of Ancient Toponyms and Roman Provincial Capitals

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Arheologii au descoperit noi inscripții latine deosebit de importante în vechiul sit Ancyra.

EN: Archaeologists discovered new highly important Latin inscriptions in the ancient site of Ancyra.

RO: În epoca romană, Ancyra era capitala oficială a provinciei Galatia din Asia Mică.

EN: During the Roman era, Ancyra was the official capital of the Galatia province in Asia Minor.

RO: Un celebru conciliu bisericesc a fost organizat la Ancyra în anul trei sute paisprezece.

EN: A famous church council was organized at Ancyra in the year three hundred and fourteen.

Idioms & Phrases

Monumentum Ancyranum / Monumentum Ancyranum

RO: Inscripție monumentală pe zidurile templului lui Augustus din Ancyra, reprezentând copia cel mai bine păstrată a textului Res Gestae Divi Augusti.

EN: A monumental inscription on the walls of the Temple of Augustus in Ancyra, representing the best-preserved copy of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti text.

Bătălia de la Ancyra / Battle of Ancyra

RO: Confruntare militară istorică din anul 1402 în care sultanul Baiazid I a fost înfrânt de către Timur Lenk (cunoscută și ca Bătălia de la Ankara).

EN: A historical military confrontation in 1402 in which Sultan Bayezid I was defeated by Timur (also known as the Battle of Ankara).

Conciliul de la Ancyra / Synod of Ancyra

RO: Adunare ecleziastică timpurie organizată pentru a stabili canoanele legate de reprimirea creștinilor care cedaseră persecuțiilor.

EN: An early ecclesiastical assembly organized to establish canons regarding the readmission of Christians who had lapsed under persecution.

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